ENG 101 Essay #1 Assignment: The Example Essay
· Young people spend a lot of time interacting with modern
media (TV, internet, video games, etc.). Has this media been a
good influence or a bad influence on young people? Write an
essay which uses examples to support your point of view.
Purpose: By explaining your topic in this essay you should
relate what you have gained from your experience with this
place, person, or media. How has this made a difference in your
life? Your purpose is to explain to your instructor and your
classmates what you have learned from your experience.
Requirements:
· Your essay should be around 800 words (at least 700; no more
than 1000).
· Include an effective introductory paragraph that includes a
hook, thesis statement, and essay map.
· You must write at least three body (developmental)
paragraphs.
· You must also include several specific examples in your
developmental paragraphs; one of them should be an extended
example.
· Chapter 7 in Refining Composition Skills explains how to
write effective examples for an essay.
· Write a strong conclusion paragraph which restates the thesis
and offers a closing idea (recommendation, prediction, “words
of wisdom”, etc.).
· Follow the formatting guidelines in the document Writing
Assignment Submission Guidelines which can be found on the
Moodle course page.
Grading: You will be graded on your ability to focus a topic,
develop your ideas with effective support, organize your points

into a coherent order, and stick to a unified theme. You will
also be expected to use appropriate vocabulary and diction, as
well as demonstrate control over English grammar, punctuation,
and mechanics.
You will be graded according to a rubric, which will be
provided before the essay is due. This assignment is worth 15%
of your final course grade in ENG 101.
Due Dates for Example Essay:
Wed 30 Nov Topic Focus: Thesis Statement + Essay Map
Mon 5 Dec Outline
Wed 7 Dec Intro Paragraph + Body Paragraph 1
Mon 12 Dec Continue drafting
Wed 14 Dec Complete Draft (Intro, 3 Body P, Conclusion)
Mon 19 Dec Example Essay Final Draft
Reply to these discussion forum post with 125 words each.
1. From Christopher
What inspires employees to provide excellent service, market a
company’s products effectively, or achieve the goals set for
them? Answering this question is of utmost importance if we are
to understand and manage the work behavior of our peers,
subordinates, and even supervisors. Put a different way, if
someone is not performing well, what could be the reason?
Motivation theory is thus concerned with the processes that
explain why and how human behavior is activated. If the task at
hand was to complete a motivational theory it would be a theory
based on Seniority. Seniority is a key in making employees feel
as if they are accomplishing something by staying with the
company. As a small business owner currently there is
experience with the use of seniority as a motivational standpoint

because drivers that stay with Centenary Trucking Company for
long periods of time get better trucks. The newer the truck the
less breakdowns and the greater ability to earn more money
weekly. It is not fair for a brand new driver to be able to be
placed in the same category as the drivers that have been with
the company for a while because they have earned their
position. This approach proposes that unsatisfied needs
motivate behavior (i.e. the younger drivers want to make more
money), and that as lower level needs are satisfied, they become
less important. Higher level needs, though, become more
important as they are satisfied, and if these needs are not met, a
person may move down the hierarchy. Thus, as a company the
need to fulfill the needs of the senior drivers become priority
and that will ensure a smooth running company.
2.
Recognition is the best motivation, people like to see their hard
work be noticed and feel like they are making a difference, it
meets basic psychological needs that goes much deeper than
what money can buy. “No amount of money employers pay for
our time will ever be sufficient to meet
all of our multidimensional needs. It’s only when employers
encourage and support us in meeting these needs that we can
cultivate the energy, engagement, focus, creativity, and passion
that fuel great performance” (Freifeld, 2011, p.18). Employees
want to feel like their leadership, boss, or company owner
actually appreciates them and cares about them, in order to
fulfil these multidimensional needs, employees need to be
recognized. Recognition can be given in many ways through a
simple “good work” can go a long ways or a more detailed
approach that feels more genuine “I appreciate how you did
_________ it helps us ________.” Recognition can also be
given through promotion and career advancement, or through
employee recognition programs like employee of the month. For
me personally genuine acts are what motivate me, feeling like I
am more than a “number” and that my opinions being listened to
an actually taken into consideration, as well as knowing that my

hard work is valued is important to me. According to an article
in Forbes that discussed a survey that said less than 1 in 4 non-
management employees are motivate, the article went on to
discuss motivation techniques to increase employee
performance (Llpman, 2013). These included taking a genuine
interest in employees, listening, caring about their career path
and goals, and the general rule of respect doing unto others as
you want done to you (Llpman, 2013). The recognition needs to
be at all levels, but in many large corporations it tends to stop
at the top levels and the general employees never see the
results. The recognition needs to be based on employee loyalty
and hard work, their position, age and gender do not matter
everyone is equally “entitled” assuming the put in the equal
amounts of hard work and dedication.
3. Jarett
After completing the management worksheets in Chapter 13,
many management strengths were revealed. There are some
weaknesses that my company can work on as well. J & A’s
management style will be to have minimal oversight of all
employees. The expectation will be to provide timely, precise
and quality work for customers while maintaining outstanding
customer service. With minimal oversight, I want all employees
to know that they have my trust in doing the best job to their
ability. I consider minimal oversight of employees as strength
of the management style at J & A. A weak point that I found
when completing the worksheets was lack of management
experience for me. To mitigate this weakness, I intend on hiring
a manager with experience in the industry and in addition, an
administrative assistant.
By having minimal oversight of employees, I can
almost eliminate micro-management. No micro-management
means that I am empowering my employees. This is capitalizing
on my strength. An article at Entrepreneur explains that some
companies are “building environments where people actually
seek accountability and act as owners of the business, in turn
eliminating the need for you to hover over them” (Erb, 2016).

This is the approach that I intend on using at J & A.
As the owner of J & A, I will have minimal experience
managing within the electrical contracting industry. As
identified above, this is a weakness for me to overcome. In
dealing with this issue, I will hire a manager and assistant
manager to oversee daily business operations. In hiring the right
candidates to manage my company I will need to screen
appropriately. Pacor offers steps in making sure the right
candidates are chosen including; education, references and
background checks (Paycor, 2014). Following these steps
carefully will help in my choosing of the right manager and
assistance manger for J & A.
Choosing the right managers can be a challenge for
many entrepreneurs because the talent pool is flooded with
qualified applicants. This means that many are demanding
higher wages with benefits and other incentives such as sign on
bonuses. The costs of hiring qualified candidates to run a
business can come with a high price. Therefore, it is essential
that I take my time in the hiring process and find a good fit for
J & A.
4.
After completing the Management and Organization plan it
highlighted many of the strengths and weaknesses that I have
and had in the business prior.
One of the main major weaknesses that was present when the
business was more active was that there was not a distinct line
on where ownership responsibilities ended and where they
began. That lead to quite a few redundancies, frustration, and
wasted time which is never good in any form of business.
Another major weakness was a lack of true organization within
the business since much of it was done while learning on the fly
as to what positions and plans were truly necessary in the
eSports business. It would be unsatisfactory for a business to
pay for unnecessary costs and employee positions. That being
said, it was a hard balance because many risks needed to be
taken capital wise in order to ensure the best chances of success

for the future of the business, regardless of full knowledge of
all the steps that needed to be taken.
One major strength from the plans would have been centered
around my attention to detail. My business partner was a pure
extrovert and was one of those guys who was great at
schmoozing and networking in order to get things done on that
level. My strength was an asset when it came to scrutinizing
contracts, rules in regards to the professional league, and the
tedious nature of payroll, bills, and the like.
Another major strength my business partner and I both shared
was passion. We both were willing to invest a fair amount of
capital and tons of time (most valuable resource) in order to try
to accomplish our dreams. Passion can honestly make or break
businesses in my opinion. I find this to be especially true if the
business or company is large and does not have leadership that
cares for the present and/or future success of the company and
those that work underneath it. Passion paves the way to success
in many aspects. That's not to say that it is all you need to be
successful, but it is a great boon.
The best way to capitalize on the strengths would be to utilize
them to save time and to motivate the various aspects of the
business to run as efficiently as possible. The best way to
improve upon the weak points would have been to clearly define
the roles and attempt to try harder to network with other
organizations in order to find out what was truly necessary for
staffing and business purposes.
Lastly, I believe this will always be a challenge for
entrepreneurs (today, yesterday, and tomorrow) because it is
hard to evaluate your own business. It is also extremely
difficult to be masterful in businesses that will never be
perfectly run because there is always something that can be
done better, no matter what anyone tells you.